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W. H. JOHNSON. I HARNESS RING WITH SHIELDOR RIDER. No. 392,272.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FICEQ WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, OF DELHI, NE\V YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN MOMURRAY, OF SAME PLACE.

HARNESS-RING WITH SHIELD OR RIDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,272, dated November 6, 1888.

Application filed August 31, 1888. Serial No. 284,235. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: breeching, hame, and bit rings; and Fig. is Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, a a transverse section in the line 2 z of Fig. 4. citizen of the United States, residing at Delhi, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of my invention in the county of Delaware and State of New on harness as in use on a horse. 5 York, haveinvented certain new and useful The letter A in the drawings represents one Improvements in Harness-Rings with Shields of the harness-rings riding on the yoke of a or Riders; and I do hereby declare the folcarriage-pole. This ring is provided on its lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descripinner surface with a concentrically-movable tion of theinvention, such as will enable others metal sliding shield or rider, B, of segmental IO skilled in the art to which it appertains to or sector form ina longitudinal direction and make and use the same. of about semicircular form in transverse di- My invention is designed for protecting rection, and this rider is constructed with cirleather straps of harness against abrasion or oular clamping-lugs I) and inwardly-extended undue wear from contact with the metal rings jaws b, forming a guide for the strap 0, to 1 which are used as connections between certain which the ring is attached, said jaws being a main parts of the harness and said straps. It proper distance from the ends of the rider, as is especially useful on neck-yoke, breeching, shown. For smaller rings, as shown in Figs. bit, and haine strap rings, which, from their 4 and 5, and on the hame and bit strap rings constant riding motions and wearing actions, in Fig. 6, the inner side of the rider may be 20 soon destroy the straps connected to them; used as the seat or base for the strap 0, as will and the object of my improvement is to afford be presently described; but for neck-yokes I a protection to these straps against the depreferably construct the rider with a roller,D, structive and rapid wear resulting from such hung between the jaws b 1), upon which roller motions of the said rings; and to this end my the strap bears without being bent out of its 2 invention consists in providing the aforesaid original transverse shape, and with which it and other adaptable rings of harness with will oscillate on the ring without injurious clasping sliding shields or riders interposed wearing friction, while the rider B is also osbetween the straps and inner circular surfaces cillated by the strap to any position on the of the rings, said shields orriders beingformed ring without friction between the ring and 30 with lateral jaws or horns,forming guides for strap, the movements mentioned being atright the straps, and also causing the shields or angles to one another. riders to slide back and forth,and thus accomhen used in smaller rings, the rider B may modate themselves to the circular oscillatory be provided with only one pair of clampingmovements of the straps, and during said lugs located at about its center, as shown in 35 movements the rings bearing all the wearing Fig. 4:. These lugs b are made parallel before action which comes between them and the the rider is put upon the ring, so that they can riders, and thereby saving the straps from be easily slipped over the ring and closed or the destructive effect of such action, and at shut while cold, and for the same reason the the same time the connecting ends of the middle portion of the rider is formed at first o 40 straps are free to oscillate without injurious with parallel sides, which,when the rider is to friction at right angles to the movements of beattached toaring,can be hammered or otherthe riders, as will be hereinafter described. wise bent while cold around the ring,so as to In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is make a snug but loose fit upon the same. an elevation of my invention as applied to After this the strap is attached in the usual 5 45 ride on a neck-yoke, the .holdback-strap to way between the jaws or horns of the rider, which it is attached being shown in section being passed through the ring, as shown. It and the'neck-yoke in end view. Fig. 2 is a will be seen that the two pairs of clampingtransverse'section in the line as as of Fig. 1. lugs b in Fig. 1 are arranged'at the ends of Fig. 3 is a detail section in the lineyg of Fig. the rider. This is done to prevent the rider I00 50 1. Fig. 4. is another mode of constructing my from being twisted upon the ring,and thus beinvention, this being especially adapted for coming liable to be caught or ammed,and at the same time save metal, secure lightness, and avoid unnecessary frictional contact. In rings of smaller size it will be suffieient for this purpose to give the body portion of the rider a snfiieient amount of girt or saddle shape, as shown, at the two ends, because the circular clamping-lugs at the center will prevent it from being accidentally separated from the ring.

The within-described invention, although suited and intended for the special rings above enumerated and illustrated, will, as is obvious, answer for other rings used on harness, and wherever used it serves when the connected parts are subjected to unequal or periodical strains, or, in other words, are frequently taut and loose in turns, for reducing wear and tear of such straps.

\Vhat T. claim is 1. The combination, with a harness-ring, of a metal rider, B, formed concentric with the ring, applied on the inside of the ring, and having circular clamping-lugs I) and angular jaws b, forming astrap-guide, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, with a harness-ring, of a metal rider, B, provided with clamping-lugs and angular jaws b, and fitted loosely around said ring on its inside, and an anti-friction roller, 1), substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VTLLIAM II. JOHNSON.

Vitnesses:

.r. E. MARvINn, O. C. MANN. 

